Controlling Zone 2 Components

Operating on the AV receiver

Input selector buttons

ZONE 2 OFF

MASTER VOLUME

1 To turn on Zone 2 and select an input source, press ZONE 2 followed by an input selector button within 8 seconds.

Zone 2 turns on, the Z2 indicator lights on the display.

To select AM or FM, press the TUNER input selector button repeatedly.

To select the same source as the main room’s, press ZONE 2 repeatedly until “Z2 Selector: Source” appears on the display.

To turn off Zone 2, press OFF.

The zone is turned off.

Operating on the remote controller

To control Zone 2, you must press ZONE2 on the remote controller first.

 

8RECEIVER

 

ZONE2

 

Input selector buttons

 

MUTING

 

VOLq/w

1

Press ZONE2 and then press 8RECEIVER.

 

Zone 2 turns on, the Z2 indicator lights on the

 

display.

2

To select an input source for Zone 2, press ZONE2,

followed by an input selector button.

To select AM or FM, press the TUNER input selector repeatedly.

Note

You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your main room and Zone 2. The same AM/FM radio station will be heard in each room.

3 To turn off Zone 2, press ZONE2 followed by 8RECEIVER.

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Adjusting the Volume for Zone 2

Operating on the remote controller

1 Press ZONE2.

2 Use VOL q/wto adjust the volume.

Operating on the AV receiver

1

Press ZONE 2 (the Z2 indicator on the display

 

flash).

2

Use MASTER VOLUME control within 8 seconds

 

to adjust the volume.

If your Zone 2 speakers are connected to a receiver or integrated amp in Zone 2, use its volume control to adjust the volume.

Muting Zone 2

Operating on the remote controller

1 Press ZONE2 followed by MUTING.

Tip

• To unmute, press ZONE2 followed by MUTING again.

Note

Only analog input sources are output from the ZONE 2 LINE OUT L/R jacks and ZONE 2 L/R terminals. Digital input sources are not output. If no sound is heard when an input source is selected, verify that the source is connected to an analog input.

While Zone 2 is on, ufunctions will not work.

You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your main room and Zone 2. The same AM/FM radio station will be heard in each room. Namely, if you have selected an FM station for the main room, that station will also be output in Zone 2.

When you have selected NET or USB as the input selector, the last selector selected will be set for both Main room and Zone 2.

Zone 2 can also be unmuted by adjusting the volume.

When Zone 2 is activated and its input selector is selected, the power consumption of standby mode slightly increases.

When setting the AV receiver to standby mode while Zone 2 is active, the Z2 indicator is dimly lit.

Activating Zone 2 in the main room when the listening mode is set to Pure Audio will automatically switch it to Direct.

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Onkyo TX-NR579 instruction manual Controlling Zone 2 Components, Adjusting the Volume for Zone, Muting Zone

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